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imported>Howard C. Berkowitz (New page: <noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude> Perhaps an early version of an assault rifle, usually called a carbine, which fired intermediate-power .30 caliber cartridges and was capable of...) |
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Lightweight [[U.S. Army]] rifle, of World War II and Korean War vintage, capable of [[full-automatic (military)|full automatic]] fire with an intermediate power rifle cartridge, heavier than the pistol rounds of a [[submachine gun]] but less energetic than a full-power .30 caliber rifle cartridge | |||
Latest revision as of 18:55, 11 August 2010
Lightweight U.S. Army rifle, of World War II and Korean War vintage, capable of full automatic fire with an intermediate power rifle cartridge, heavier than the pistol rounds of a submachine gun but less energetic than a full-power .30 caliber rifle cartridge